scholarly journals GIS Approach for the Analysis of the Socio-Sanitary Stakes of Water Use in the Lobo Watershed in Nibehibe (Central-Western Côte d'Ivoire)

2020 ◽  
pp. 103-115
Author(s):  
Arthur Brice Konan- Waidhet ◽  
Fanraban Fabrice Toure ◽  
Ali Diarra ◽  
Tano Jean Jacques Koua ◽  
Mahamadou Koita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Risk Indicators ◽  
Great Loss ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject

Water is a precious natural resource that is essential for many uses, but its quality is faced with several problems, including pollution linked to human activities, hence the need to contribute to improving the quality of drinking water. Given the importance of the resource, the health of the population in terms of hygiene needs and the quality of the water consumed is paramount. It is within this framework that this work falls within the scope of this project, the objective of which is to analyze the health impacts to which the populations are exposed due to the use of water in the Lobo watershed in Nibéhibé. To achieve this objective, the working method was based on literature review and field surveys. The documentary research consisted in circumscribing the contours of the subject in order to better understand it. As for the field surveys, they were dominated by interviews and a questionnaire addressed to households and health structures. Using the simple random selection method without discount and the use of a statistical equation, we found a sample of 384 households to be surveyed, distributed in three departments (Daloa, Vavoua and Zoukougbeu). Population surveys, combined with spatially referenced data under GIS, made it possible to assess not only the spatial distribution of the importance of water-related diseases, but also the areas at health risk. The results highlighted health risk indicators that expose households to water-related diseases linked to the mode of water supply. Also, the contraction of these diseases by households is due to the uncontrolled use of multiple uses and the risky behavior of the population with regard to hygiene and sanitation practices. In addition, we note that those in rural areas are the most affected because of the insufficient level of access to drinking water and adequate sanitation. Thus, these diseases cause great loss of human life and contribute to the disorganization of the social structure.

scholarly journals ALIMENTOS IDENTITÁRIOS: A TRADIÇÃO DOS DERIVADOS DA MANDIOCA NO HÁBITO ALIMENTAR DO TAPERENSE (IDENTITY FOODS: THE TRADITION OF DERIVATIVES FROM THE MANIOC IN THE FOOD HABIT OF TAPERENSE)

2019 ◽  
pp. 74-87
Author(s):  
Nádia De Sousa Silva ◽  
Geisa Flores Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Social Reproduction ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Memory ◽  
Food Habit ◽  
Theoretical Studies ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Village

RESUMO:O artigo busca refletir sobre o significado da produção, comercialização e consumo dos produtos derivados da mandioca na memória social dos grupos familiares residentes no espaço rural do Povoado de Boa Vista da Tapera no munícipio de Encruzilhada, Bahia.  O estudo se ancora em uma abordagem qualitativa e se fundamenta em levantamentos teóricos sobre o tema além de pesquisas documentais e de campo com realização de entrevistas e registros iconográficos. Os resultados permitem afirmar que a produção da farinha de mandioca na localidade em questão se constitui em um elemento importante no processo de construção identitária com o lugar possibilitando, também, a reprodução social de muitas famílias da comunidade.Palavras-chave: Lugar; Mandioca; Memória Social. ABSTRACT:The article seeks to reflect on the meaning of production, marketing and consumption of products derived from manioc in the social memory of family groups residing in rural áreas of the village of Boa Vista da Tapera in the Municipality of Encruzilhada, Bahia. The study is anchored in a qualitative approach and is based on theoretical studies on the subject as well as documentary and field surveys with interviews and iconographic records. The results allow to affirm that the production of manioc flour in the locality constitutes an important element in the process of identity construction with the place and with the territory enabling, also, the social reproduction of many families in the community.Keywords: Place; Manioc; Social Memory.

scholarly journals The switch to refillable bottled water in Indonesia: a serious health risk

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 1004-1014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Komarulzaman ◽  
Eelke de Jong ◽  
Jeroen Smits
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
Bottled Water ◽  
Major Health

Abstract In recent years, the consumption of refillable bottled water has increased considerably in emerging countries. However, the quality of this water is often questionable, as authorities lack the capacity to properly check refilling depots. Given that refillable bottled water not only replaces unimproved water sources, but also better-quality sources, like piped and branded bottled water, its increasing use poses a major health risk. We investigate the motives behind the decision to switch to refillable bottled water in Indonesia. Findings indicate that this switch is driven by lifestyle motives, as well as by cost and availability considerations. It is mostly the young affluent households who switch from piped and ‘other’ sources to refillable bottled water. In rural areas, the tendency to make this switch is negatively affected by availability problems and the higher price of refillable bottled water. Availability and cost also influence the switch from branded bottled to refillable bottled water, but here it is the poorer households who have a higher propensity to switch. Further exploration of the lifestyle motive and affordability issues, as well as better monitoring of the refilling depots, are needed to improve the quality of drinking water in Indonesia and other emerging countries.

scholarly journals Social Innovation in Rural Areas? The Case of Andalusian Olive Oil Co-Operatives

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
José Domingo Sánchez-Martínez ◽  
Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Cohard ◽  
Antonio Garrido-Almonacid ◽  
Vicente José Gallego-Simón
Keyword(s):  
Olive Oil ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Main Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Depth Interviews

Social innovations have been the subject of much academic discussion in recent years and have been approached from multiple scientific perspectives. This work sets out to determine whether innovations carried out by Andalusian olive oil cooperatives can be described in terms of social innovation and if they could run a main role as rural development actors preserving the competitive capacity of farmers and the living conditions in rural Andalusia. Through an analysis of the available literature, the use of municipal statistical data and the conducting of in-depth interviews, we show how cooperatives have been proposed as a solution to the problems that international competition poses for the production activity of olives and olive oil. At present, the most innovative cooperatives are undergoing a slow process of incorporating innovations, above all organisational and management ones, which reach beyond the entities themselves, given the social character that they have in the region, where they are considered a public good. Despite the problems that olive oil cooperatives have historically had in competing in the market, they can contribute to maintaining the population in the rural environment and improving the quality of life in the region, justifying the need for government support.

Communication in social networks of St. Petersburg as a means of adaptation of ethnocultural communities

Litera ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 38-55
Author(s):  
Rivaa Mukhammad Salem Alsalibi
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Development Prospects

The subject of this research is the specifics, forms and functions of interaction in social media groups between the representatives of ethnic communities. The goal consists in determination of the role of social networks in adaptation of ethnocultural communities of St. Petersburg. The research is based on the polling technique for acquisition of information on the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral state of a person. The survey was conducted via distribution of questionnaires among the representatives of ethnic groups. The article also employs the method of systematic scientific observation over the social media groups, topic raised therein, as well as reading and analysis of the comments. The scientific novelty of this work consists in outlining of the nature, trends and development prospects of cross-cultural communications as the channel for ethnocultural interaction.  The main conclusions, which touch upon users from various ethnic communities who do not have enough experience in organization of activity of social media groups, demonstrate that it causes the loss of the sense of security, accumulation of prejudices and escalation of interethnic conflicts, as well as preference of the with restricted access, which contributes to lock down of the group and impedes adaptation in the accepting society. Stabilization of situation can be achieved by improvement of the quality of content posted in the social media, as well as level of their administration.

Portrayals of autism and social awareness: a scoping review

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Fontes ◽  
Margarita Pino-Juste
Keyword(s):  
Social Awareness ◽  
Social Categories ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Media Portrayals ◽  
Broadcast Media ◽  
News Broadcasts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
The Subject

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look at recent trends in scientific literature on the portrayal of autism in published and broadcast media and social awareness of the subject. Design/methodology/approach A bibliometric analysis of content of such publications was performed. Findings Results show that portrayals of autism from books, newspapers, news broadcasts, films and TV series are being scrutinized. Research focuses on the social categories of resulting stereotypes, the quality of such depictions, the benefits and downsides, stigmatization of individuals (with autism) and how society responds to these portrayals. Originality/value It is important to understand if media portrayals of autism are creating a realistic and constructive awareness of autism in society.

scholarly journals Euthanasia and suicide: a medical and social discourse

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-112
Author(s):  
V. N. Ostapenko ◽  
I. V. Lantukh ◽  
A. P. Lantukh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Adequate Quality ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Strong Explosion ◽  
The Right

Annotation. The problem of suicide and euthanasia has been particularly updated with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused a strong explosion of suicide, because medicine was not ready for it, and the man was too weak in front of its pressure. The article considers the issue of euthanasia and suicide based on philosophical messages from the position of a doctor, which today goes beyond medicine and medical ethics and becomes one of the important aspects of society. Medicine has achieved success in the continuation of human life, but it is unable to ensure the quality of life of those who are forced to continue it. In these circumstances, the admission of suicide or euthanasia pursues the refusal of the subject to achieve an adequate quality of life; an end to suffering for those who find their lives unacceptable. The reasoning that banned suicide: no one should harm or destroy the basic virtues of human nature; deliberate suicide is an attempt to harm a person or destroy human life; no one should kill himself. The criterion may be that suicide should not take place when it is committed at the request of the subject when he devalues his own life. According to supporters of euthanasia, in the conditions of the progress of modern science, many come to the erroneous opinion that medicine can have total control over human life and death. But people have the right to determine the end of their lives while using the achievements of medicine, as well as the right to demand an extension of life with the help of the same medicine. They believe that in the era of a civilized state, the right to die with medical help should be as natural as the right to receive medical care. At the same time, the patient cannot demand death as a solution to the problem, even if all means of relieving him from suffering have been exhausted. In defense of his claims, he turns to the principle of beneficence. The task of medicine is to alleviate the suffering of the patient. But if physician-assisted suicide and active euthanasia become part of health care, theoretical and practical medicine will be deprived of advances in palliative and supportive therapies. Lack of adequate palliative care is a medical, ethical, psychological, and social problem that needs to be addressed before resorting to such radical methods as legalizing euthanasia.

scholarly journals Occurrence and Health-Risk Assessment of Trace Metals in Raw and Boiled Drinking Water from Rural Areas of China

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junhua Wu ◽  
Yi Man ◽  
Guangyi Sun ◽  
Lihai Shang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Trace Metals ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Rural Areas

Introduction: Music-making in Domestic Space

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
DEBORAH HOWARD
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Domestic Space ◽  
Musical Performance ◽  
Musical Life ◽  
Early Modern France ◽  
Music Making ◽  
The Social ◽  
Modern France ◽  
The Subject

The introduction sets the forthcoming chapters in the broader context of musical life in Early Modern France and Italy, with reference to existing scholarship on the subject. The occasions and locations in which musical performance took place are outlined, and the scope of the book is defined, stressing the close connections between France and Italy. A growing number of studies of secular music-making consider the social and ideological framework for performance, but usually without serious consideration of architectural settings. Yet these were crucial to the acoustic quality of the performance, for both players and listeners. The chapter therefore underlines the need for an interdisciplinary approach, to establish the background for the study of the emergence of the permanent theatre.

Survey of Microbial Quality of Drinking Water in Rural Areas of Kashan-Iran in Second Half of 2008

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.B. Miranzadeh ◽  
M. Heidari ◽  
A.R. Mesdaghini ◽  
M. Younesian
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Microbial Quality

scholarly journals Characterization by fluorescence of dissolved organic matter in rural drinking water storage tanks in Morocco

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-328
Author(s):  
Faissal Aziz ◽  
Naaila Ouazzani ◽  
Laila Mandi ◽  
Aziz Assaad ◽  
Steve Pontvianne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Fluorescence Spectroscopy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Synchronous Fluorescence ◽  
Storage Tanks ◽  
Reservoir Water ◽  
Synchronous Fluorescence Spectra

Abstract Water storage tanks, fed directly from the river through opened channels, are particular systems used for water supply in rural areas in Morocco. The stored water is used as drinking water by the surrounding population without any treatment. UV-visible spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy (excitation-emission matrices and synchronous fluorescence) have been tested as rapid methods to assess the quality of the water stored in the reservoirs as well as along the river feeding them. Synchronous fluorescence spectra (SFS50), collected with a difference of 50 nm between excitation and emission wavelengths, revealed a high tryptophan-like fluorescence, indicative of a pollution induced by untreated domestic and/or farm wastewater. The best correlations were obtained between the total SFS50 fluorescence and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and biological oxygen demand, showing that the contribution of humic-like fluorescent substances cannot be neglected to rapidly assess reservoir water quality in terms of DOC by fluorescence spectroscopy.

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